Future Proofing PC Build

[CBD1701E]

Budget (including currency): $3000-4000 (USD)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Moderate gaming (Alien Isolation, Terminator Resistance, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor)

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

I am looking to update to a new desktop machine as my current computer is coming up on 9 years old, isn't eligible to update to Windows 11, and is really starting to show its age. I want to configure a system that is "futureproof" or at least future padded to try and get some longevity out of the build similar to my current system (8+ years). But, being an extreme novice, I don't know if I should max out the CPU, RAM, and other components to try and make sure I don't end up having to swap out components on a regular basis, or if components that aren't top tier will be enough for my needs.  I've configured several machines on Maingear, Origin PC, and on HP to see where the costs of each will fall, given similar configurations (see below). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Maingear:

Case: MG-1
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i9-14900KS
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR Epic 360 RGB
Fans: RGB Fan Upgrade 
Motherboard: MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi

Memory: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB
NVMe SSD (Operating System): 1TB T-Force A440
NVMe SSD (Slot 2): 2TB T-Force A440
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Power Spply: 850W MSI MAG A850GL

 

Origin PC:

Case : Corsair 6500X
Exterior Color : Black
Processors : Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.7GHz (up to 5.7GHz TurboBoost)
Motherboard : MSI Z890-P WiFi
Memory : VENGEANCE RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400MT/s
System Cooling : CORSAIR iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB AIO
System Fans : Corsair iCUE LINK RX120 RGB
Graphics Cards : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 TI SUPER 16GB
Operating System : MS Windows 11 Home
Operating System Drive : Corsair MP600 CORE XT 1TB
Hard Drive : Corsair MP600 CORE XT 1TB
Hard Drive : 1
Power Supply : Corsair RM1000x Shift Series PLUS GOLD
Audio : Integrated High-Definition Audio

 

HP:
Operating system: Windows 11 Home
Processor: Intel® Core™ Ultra9 285K (up to 5.70 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 36 MB cache, 24 cores, 24 threads)
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB DDR5-6000 MT/s XMP RGB Heatsink (2 x 16 GB)
Storage: 1 TB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ Performance M.2 SSD
Secondary storage: 2 TB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ Performance M.2 SSD
Graphics card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti (16 GB GDDR7 dedicated)
Base: OMEN 35L Gaming Desktop PC

[Hinjima]

Is gaming the only thing you will do on this computer?

[Why_Me]

@CBD1701E order the components yourself and afterwards call around to local PC / laptop repair shops and have one build it for you. This way you not only save a grip of money, you know exactly what's going inside your PC case as in quality components.

 

Monitor included:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($437.06 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE ARGB 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ MSI) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($88.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Asus PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($1203.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ MSI) 
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: *MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor  ($199.99 @ MSI) 
Total: $2586.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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